Mark 14:20

20 But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.

Mark 14:20 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 14:20

And he answered and said unto them
In order to relieve their minds, and point out the particular person:

it is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish;
just at that very instant; (See Gill on Matthew 26:23).

Mark 14:20 In-Context

18 And as they lay at table and were eating, Jesus said, Verily I say to you, One of you shall deliver me up; he who is eating with me.
19 And they began to be grieved, and to say to him, one by one, Is it *I*? [and another, Is it *I*?]
20 But he answered and said to them, One of the twelve, he who dips with me in the dish.
21 The Son of man goes indeed as it is written concerning him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is delivered up; [it were] good for that man if he had not been born.
22 And as they were eating, Jesus, having taken bread, when he had blessed, broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, Take [this]: this is my body.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Not to designate the person, but the character, as adding to grief: see Ps. 41.9.
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